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HAY STAGKER. l

' P' tented A r. 8, 1884. 06%/ a a p NCLQQGAZZ;

@siren rares J AMES BASCOMB MATLOCK, OF 'HUNTSVILLE MISSOURI.

HAY-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 296,422, dated April 8, 1884.

Application filed January 3, 1834. (No model.)

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in

which the same letters of reference indicate the saine or corresponding parts in all the gures.

Figurel is a plan View of nay improvement. Fig. 2- is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of a part of the same, showing the racks in posit-ion for transferring the hay. Fig. 4; is a sectional side elevation of a part of the saine, showing the collecting-rake in position to be disconnected from the sliding catches.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the collecting and stacking of hay.

A represents two parallel horizontal bars,

placed at such a distance apart as to receive between them the teeth Aof an ordinary hayralre.

To the bars A, at their rear ends, are pivoted. the forward corners of a base-frame, B A C. The upper side of the forward cross-bar, C, is beveled, to allow the hay-rake to pass over it readily.

To the forward corners of the base-frame B A C are secured thelower ends of the bars D, which incline upward and rearward, are connected at their upper ends by a cross-bar, E, and are supported in position by the upright braces F. The lower ends of the braces F are attached to the rear corners of the baseframe B A G, and their upper ends are attached to the inclined bars D.

The elevating-rake is formed by attaching parallel teeth G at points a little in the rear of their centers to a cross-bar, II. The crossbar His made of such a .length that its ends will rest and slide upon the upper sides of the basebars A and upon the forward sides of the inclined bars D. To the ends of the crossbar H are attached short bars I at points a little in the rear of their centers, and which are placed parallel with the teeth G.

To the ends of the short bars I are attached the ends of angular bars J, the forward arms of which are made longer than the rear arms, and to the angles of which are attached the ends of two ropes, K,which pass over the pulleys L from the rear side. The pulleys L are pivoted to supports or blocks attached to the outer sides of the upper ends of the inclined bars D. From the forward sides of the pulleys Lthe ropes Kpass down to and around the pulleys llLpivoted to supports attached to the rear corners of the base-frame B AC, or to the outer sides of the lower ends of the braces F. From the pulleys M the ropes K pass along the upper sides of the base-bars A A, and are attached to the rear ends of the sliding catches N, which rest and slide upon the base-bars A, and are kept in place upon the said bars A by guard-plates O, attached to their sides, and which overlap the sides of the said base-bars A. The forward ends of the sliding catches N are beveled upon their upper sides, so that the hay-rake can pass over theln freely. The rearward movement of the sliding catches N is limited by pins P or other stops attached to the base-bars A.

To the outer sides of the forward ends of the base-bars A are attached stationary tripblocks Q, the upper sides of which are beveled at their forward and rear ends.

R is an ordinary hay-rake, theteeth of which pass between the base bars A, and the crossbar of which rests upon and projects beyond the said basesbars A.

To the ends of the cross-bar of the rake R are attached the whiffletrees S, to which the horses are attached, and the clevisesT of which are so formed that the said whiflietrees canbe swung around the said ends from one side to the other.

To theshort arm of one of the teeth G of the elevating-rake is attached-a weight, U, of sucient gravity to balance the said rake G H and hold it in a horizontal positign while being lowered, after discharging the hay.

In using the stacker, thehay is collected with the rake R in the ordinary manner, and the loaded rake is drawn to and upon the bars A, the end parts of the rake cross-bar passing over the trip-blocks Q and the sliding catches N, which are resting against the stops P, bring- `ing the two ralres into the position shown in Fig. 8, the hay being above and resting upon the two ralres.

The horses are then turned IOCII and the rake It is drawn back, leaving the hay upon the rake GH. The cross-bar of the rake R engages with the catches N and draws them forward along the base-bars A to the tripblocks Q, which raise the rake cross-bar above the catches .N and release the said catches. The rake R is then drawn to the field for another load. As the catches N are drawn forward by the rake R, they operate the ropes K and draw the loaded rake G H up the inclined bars D until the angle-bars J strike the pulleys L, which tilts the said rake G H and discharges the hay upon the stack. As the hay is discharged, the rake R and the catches N are disengaged by the trip-blocks Q, and the elevating-rake G H descends to the base-bars A by its ow-n weight, drawing the catches N back to the stops P and bringing the said rake and catches into position to again receive the loaded rake R. c

The inclined bars D must be of such a length as to raise the hay to the desired height, and the base-bars A must be of such a length that the rake G H will be raised to the pulleys L, and will be tilted as the rake It reaches the trip-blocks Q in the outward movement. g

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi l. A hay-stacker constructed substantially as herein shown and described, comprisingthe hase-bars A, having stops l? and trip-blocks Q, the hinged base-frame B A C, the inclined bars D, the elevating-rake G H, the cords and pulleys K L M, and the sliding catches N, as set forth.

Iscribed, whereby the said rake can be raised by drawing upon the said ropes, as set forth. 3. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with the elevating-rake G H, the ropes K, and

the base-bars A, of the' sliding catches N, substantially as herein shown and described,

whereby the said ropes can be operated to raise the elevating-rake by the outward movement of the collecting-rake, as set forth.

4. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with the base-bars A, the collecting-rake G H, and the sliding catches N, of the trip-blocks Q, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the saidv sliding catches can be released automatically from the collecting-rake, as set forth.

5. In a hay or straw stacker, the combination, with thebase-frame having an inclined track at one end and'trip-blocks at its other end, of the two rakes, the rope for elevating one rake, ythe sliding catches connected to said rake-elevating rope, and the stops for arresting the rearward movement of said catches, one of said rakes engaging with said catches, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JAMES BASCOMB MATLOCK; 

